Waylon Wyatt Explores Love & Loss On Debut LP ‘Dustpiles’

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Rising artist Waylon Wyatt will release his debut album Dustpiles on Music Soup/Darkroom Records on July 17.

Today, Wyatt shares a new track from the album, “But There Was A Time,” a heartbreak anthem that explores the feeling of reconnecting with someone who once meant everything to you, only to realize the relationship may not have carried the same weight for them.

A collection of songs exploring love and loss, Dustpiles reveals Wyatt at his most introspective and vulnerable. The project also marks a creative turning point for the artist who collaborated with a diverse group of songwriters and producers including Carter Faith, Joe Becker, Tofer Brown, and Anderson East.

The album’s title track captures the emotional journey from heartbreak and uncertainty to finding the person you are meant to grow old with,. Driven by a deep focus on songwriting and shaped organically over time, Dustpiles presents raw, mature reflections on heartbreak, grief, and growing through pain.

“My debut album, Dustpiles, recollects the emotions I’d say most feel through love,” says Wyatt. “The biggest factor, though, is the ending title track called ‘Dustpiles.’ It’s a witty way of referring to how love should be but in a darker manner: finding that special someone who you are so close and secure, and in the end the two of you ultimately become two piles of dust.”

Earlier this year, Wyatt released “Didn’t Forget,” which features Wyatt Flores. He also recently collaborated with producer Ian Fitchuk on “In Loving Melody,” which followed their previous track, “Pretty Little Liar.”

Wyatt is currently on his headline “Everywhere Under The Sun Tour” with upcoming stops in Birmingham, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh.

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